Bringing 1920s San Francisco Chinatown to Life on Google Arts & Culture
Close your eyes and imagine with me. What comes to mind when you think about the 1920s in America? Glittering dresses and elegant suits?…
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The Vision of Photographer Corky Lee, the Subject of Two Documentaries, Lives on in a New Book
Nobody captured the rise and influence of the Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander community in the United States, and especially in New York…
5 Films to Watch as Alternatives to ‘Oppenheimer’
Oppenheimer is one of the most widely talked about films of the summer. Directed by Christopher Nolan and based on Kai Bird and Martin…
Dante Basco Reflects on His Experience with ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ as Co-Host of Podcast
When actor and filmmaker Dante Basco was featured as part of CAAM’s Storytellers series in 2021, he teased a new podcast on the horizon. While…
‘The Fourth World’ Focuses on the Growing Hmong Community in One North Carolina Town
“It would be cool if people saw this film and then say Hickory is a mecca for Asian America.” — filmmaker Nash Consing
Muslim Americans are Reclaiming Their Identity and Finding Their Voices Again in ‘An Act of Worship’
“This is a movie for Muslims, full stop, and I really hope that people can embrace the idea that we’re our own audience and we’re enough.”
—director Nausheen Dadabhoy
Reflections on Ben Fong-Torres, Featured in ‘Like a Rolling Stone’ at CAAMFest40
To music writer Todd Inoue, Ben Fong-Torres is like the groovy uncle with a better record collection and a more impressive Rolodex.
San Francisco Native Crystal Kwok Examines the Chinese Experience During the Jim Crow South in ‘Blurring the Color Line’
New documentary amplifies the “silent spaces” in America’s Black and white conversations about race
In ‘Bad Axe’ a Cambodian-Mexican Restaurant Family Faces the Pandemic and Their American Dreams
“As a family, we had a lot of conversations about whether or not to have the film because of the potential backlash, privacy and safety issues. Yet, we decided it is the right thing to do.” -David Siev, director of ‘Bad Axe’
Short Takes: Finding Hope, Healing and Inspiration in Asian American Stories
Everything Everywhere All at Once, Turning Red, and other portrays of complicated families that are catching our attention
This new AAPI-focused curriculum puts COVID-related Asian hate incidents into context
Resources to discuss COVID-related hate, how it’s related to the long history of oppression against Americans of Asian descent, and how leaders are strengthen the Asian American community today.
The Authors of “Rise” on Documenting Three Decades of Asian American Pop History
March 2020 marked a crossroad for Asian America, particularly in the pop culture world. Crazy Rich Asians had come out about a year and…